Assignment 2:3 – Formal Report Outline

FORMAL REPORT OUTLINE

Proposal for Improving Ridership Efficiency on the Bus Route 49 to UBC, as part of TransLink Metro Vancouver

I. INTRODUCTION

A. Background
B. Purpose of this report
C. Description of research methods
D. Scope of report
E. Conclusions

II. DATA COLLECTION

A. Sources of Ridership Inefficiency

1. Passenger and Ridership quality
2. Boarding procedure
3. Bus route
4. COVID complications

B. Studies of TransLink System

1. Interview employee
2. Observational data collection
3. Interpretation of data

C. Studies of Ridership Concerns

1. Survey frequent passengers
2. Observational data collection
3. Interpretation of data

D. Review of Secondary Sources

1. Literature review
2. Interpretation of data

III. CONCLUSION

A. Summary of findings
B. Overall interpretation of findings
C. Recommendations
D. Complications, further research, final comments

IV. REFERENCES

A. Reference to collected data
B. Citation of literature and sources